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miriamrose's review against another edition
she kinda lost me with this one i can’t lie……
inessaojoao's review against another edition
4.0
4.0 stars!
This was a wonderful find! The story of this one is so interesting! And honestly, i couldn’t figure out who killed and how. I thought it would be similar to “Orient Express” where the family is working together and i was so excited when the truth finally got revealed.
The only bad part of this book was the ending. It felt so rushed, like those epilogues that appear at the end. I don’t exacly love those because, again, they feel rushed and it’s really out of context! So i just wish we could have known more about the characters after the truth being revealed!
I totally recommend!
This was a wonderful find! The story of this one is so interesting! And honestly, i couldn’t figure out who killed and how. I thought it would be similar to “Orient Express” where the family is working together and i was so excited when the truth finally got revealed.
The only bad part of this book was the ending. It felt so rushed, like those epilogues that appear at the end. I don’t exacly love those because, again, they feel rushed and it’s really out of context! So i just wish we could have known more about the characters after the truth being revealed!
I totally recommend!
samuelantonym's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
boyd94's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
kg18's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Murder
mborer23's review against another edition
4.0
Poirot's ongoing Middle East holiday is interrupted by the murder of an elderly woman who had been traveling with her family. Even stranger, nobody, not even her own daughter, seems sorry that she's dead. And strangest of all: some days before the murder, Poirot overheard a young man talking about how "she's got to be killed." Now it's up to Poirot to seek out and bring to justice the murderer of this unlamented victim--within 24 hours.
This novel is a bit unusual in that it begins not with Poirot's perspective, nor with that of an associate, but with the perspective of Sarah King, a fellow holidaymaker who has her own reasons for not being completely honest with Poirot.
Christie once again takes the opportunity to sprinkle allusions to Poirot's earlier cases, with Colonel Race and the events of Cards on the Table again being mentioned, as well as an allusion to The A.B.C Murders, the events of which one of the characters recalls following in the newspapers. Interestingly, the ending of Murder on the Orient Express is mentioned by one of the characters, including details which would have been known only to someone who had been there--leaving Poirot to wonder from whom the character in question might have obtained that information.
Although the reddest of red herrings are on display in this work (and, alas, still no Hastings), Appointment with Death kept me guessing up until the end, and has perhaps the happiest ending of any of the Poirot novels I've read so far. Highly recommended.
This novel is a bit unusual in that it begins not with Poirot's perspective, nor with that of an associate, but with the perspective of Sarah King, a fellow holidaymaker who has her own reasons for not being completely honest with Poirot.
Christie once again takes the opportunity to sprinkle allusions to Poirot's earlier cases, with Colonel Race and the events of Cards on the Table again being mentioned, as well as an allusion to The A.B.C Murders, the events of which one of the characters recalls following in the newspapers. Interestingly, the ending of Murder on the Orient Express is mentioned by one of the characters, including details which would have been known only to someone who had been there--leaving Poirot to wonder from whom the character in question might have obtained that information.
Although the reddest of red herrings are on display in this work (and, alas, still no Hastings), Appointment with Death kept me guessing up until the end, and has perhaps the happiest ending of any of the Poirot novels I've read so far. Highly recommended.
books_and_beth's review against another edition
3.25
Some of the character storylines were more engaging than others. The plot wasn’t as absorbing as the prior book, Death on the Nile.
alanaschulte's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
klarrja's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fun one. The setting is pretty immersive, and the murder plot and timeline were tricky. I think there was enough information perhaps, but I read it too quickly to figure it out